Switzerland
Location
- Geographical region: Western Europe, Europe
- SDG region: SDG Europe and Northern America
Land
- Total area: --- km2
- Land area: 39,516 km2 (2020)
- Land use by sector: 38% agriculture, 32% forest and 30% other (2018 - 2020)
People
- Total population: 8,769,741 people (2022)
- Population density: 219 people per km2 (2020)
- Urbanisation: 73% lives in urban areas and 26% lives in rural areas (2020)
Economy
- Total GDP: 593,810,526,019 USD per year (2020)
- GDP per capita: 67,711 USD per year (2020)
- Value added by sector: 1% from agriculture, 71% from services and 24% from industry (2020 - 2022)
SDG 6 snapshot in Samoa
Drinking water
6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Samoa, progress over time
6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Samoa, by service level and location (2022)
Sanitation and hygiene
6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Samoa, progress over time
6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Samoa, by service level and location (2022)
6.2.1b Proportion of population with a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home in Samoa, by service level and location (2022)
Water quality and wastewater
6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated > Domestic in Switzerland (2022), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated in Switzerland, by source (2015 - 2022)
6.3.2 Level 1 Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality in Switzerland (2017-2020), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
Water use and scarcity
Water resources and withdrawal in Samoa, total and per capita
Long-term average annual precipitation in depth: 2,880 (mm/year) (2020)
Renewable water resources: m3 per capita ()
Water withdrawal: m3 per capita ()
Environmental flow requirements: % of the renewable water resources ()
6.4.2 Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources in Samoa, change over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Samoa, by sector
Water-use efficiency for ‘Agriculture, forestry and fishing’ only takes into account the proportion of gross value added that comes from irrigated agriculture, since that activity is associated with water withdrawal (other activities are rain-fed).
6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Samoa, progress over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
Water resources management
6.5.1 Degree of integrated water resources management implementation (0-100) in Samoa, progress over time, by dimension
Very low (0-10) – Low (11-30) – Medium-low (31-50) – Medium-high (51-70) – High (71-90) – Very high (91-100)
6.5.2 Proportion of transboundary basin area with an operational arrangement for water cooperation in Samoa, progress over time, by component
Very low (0-10) – Low (11-30) – Medium-low (31-50) – Medium-high (51-70) – High (71-90) – Very high (91-100)
International cooperation and capacity-building
6.a.1 Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Samoa, over time
6.a.1 Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Samoa in 2021, by sub-sector
Water and sanitation-related official development assistance includes water sector policy and governance, water supply, sanitation, water sector policy, water resources conservation, river basins development, waste management/disposal, education and training, agricultural water resources and hydroelectric power.